The IT Pro Podcast: The truth about 5G

For the last few years, vendors and analysts alike have been touting the transformational benefits of 5G, proclaiming that it will unlock new innovations like smart cities and autonomous cars. Here in the present, however, these benefits haven’t quite materialised.

Not only that, but many are now vehemently opposed to 5G, claiming (among other things) that it’s linked to the spread of COVID-19, even going so far as to vandalise cell towers. To get the truth on what 5G actually offers, and when we can expect to see the benefits from it, we spoke to Paul Beastall, director of technology strategy at Cambridge Consultants and advisory board member of trade body UK5G.

Also in this episode, we look at native Windows applications finally coming to Chromebooks, the CIA’s lacklustre security, and the first step towards password-free banking.

Footnotes

News

• Google and Parallels bring native Windows apps to Chromebooks
• CIA Vault 7 leak blamed on "woefully lax" attitude to cyber security
• NatWest to replace passwords with behavioural biometrics tech

In-depth

• 4G vs 5G - what's the difference?
• UK 5G speeds are three times slower than in the US
• HPE says the future of 5G is enterprise services
• Are 5G and IoT really a match made in heaven?
• Giving your business an edge
• HPE adds ‘5G as a service’ suite to GreenLake portfolio
• The UK looks to Japan and South Korea for 5G equipment
• What is the 5G health scare?
• Will 5G transform the connected car market?

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